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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian23 May 2018 11:38 a.m. PST

The crew of "Heaven Can Wait," a B-24 D-1 bomber, was on a mission to bomb Japanese anti-aircraft batteries around Hansa Bay on the north coast of Papua New Guinea when it was shot down on March 11, 1944. The bomber, which crashed into the Pacific Ocean, left 11 American servicemen missing in action…

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jdginaz23 May 2018 12:58 p.m. PST

The name turns out to be kind of Ironic.

RIP to the crew and thank you for your sacrifice.

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